Arizona never recovered from a sluggish start in a game it never led. The team shot 30 percent in the first half and also struggled defensively, falling behind 45-29 in their eventual 80-77 loss.

Trae Young wasn’t on our preseason list. So, yeah, it was time for an update. His rise all the way up the board isn’t the only big move.

“You always want your team to play for you as the coach, and our guys, they really struggle playing for me — they really do,” Miller said. “I can’t get them to play hard. We do it for a while. I know we’ve had a win streak and we also have a good team. We have a lot of talent.

“With our team, it’s really hard to get our guys to run as fast as they can. That’s not them. That’s me. I have a hard time reaching our guys. I can’t reach them, I really can’t.”

Arizona is 12-4 overall and among a logjam of Pac-12 teams that have started 2-1 in conference play.

It was the first time Colorado (10-6, 2-2 Pac-12) has beaten ranked teams in back-to-back games since 2011. On Thursday, they beat No. 4 Arizona State 90-81 in overtime.

Arizona’s leading scorer, Allonzo Trier, was held to eight points, though highly touted freshman Deandre Ayton had a game-high 26 points.